Power to the campus will be shut down at approximately 7 a.m. for a period of approximately 30 minutes.

Heat to the campus will be shut down at approximately 7:15 a.m. Heat will be turned back on in the afternoon. Natural gas to the campus also will be shut down during this time period.

Water to Fitzgibbons Hall will be shut down starting at approximately 7 a.m. and turned back on at approximately 3 p.m. Water to the Campus Center may be shut down for a period of time also. Public Safety will be notified if water to Campus Center is to be shut down.

Please note that the college is closed on this day and that is why we have scheduled this work for this time.

Power to the campus will be shut down at approximately 7 a.m. for a period of approximately 30 minutes.

Heat to the campus will be shut down at approximately 7:15 a.m. Heat will be turned back on in the afternoon. Natural gas to the campus also will be shut down during this time period.

Water to Fitzgibbons Hall will be shut down starting at approximately 7 a.m. and turned back on at approximately 3 p.m. Water to the Campus Center may be shut down for a period of time also. Public Safety will be notified if water to Campus Center is to be shut down.

Please note that the college is closed on this day and that is why we have scheduled this work for this time.

For those of you who, like me, may toss their cards after the holiday, there is a great way to recycle them and contribute to a worthy cause.

St. Jude’s Children’s Camp recycles all kinds of cards and use the proceeds for their wonderful program serving abused and abandoned children. These include holiday cards as well as any birthday, anniversary or other occasion cards. Their address is below:

Exterior Car Wash at $9 each, includes cloth wash and air dry of car exterior by automatic equipment (hand dried if used at a full-service location).

Coupons can be reserved by contacting Michael Such (ext. 7844 or via email m.such@hvcc.edu Please specify how many tickets and at which service level.

Checks, made payable to the Hudson Valley Community College Foundation, may be sent through interoffice mail to FTZ-201. The Car Wash Coupons will be returned to you upon receipt.

These are a nice way to extend holiday wishes to many of those folks you want to acknowledge, yet for whom you might not ordinarily buy a gift. At the same time, you will be helping to support the academic pursuits of deserving Criminal Justice students.

In this December update, the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs has much good news to share from several academic areas within the college community – news from the Dental Hygiene Department on their National Board exam results, Hudson Valley Community College representation in the SUNY Leadership Conference, a new ‘live’ online math support program, new transfer agreements, and more.

As always, thank you to everyone for your dedication, leadership and commitment in all of these endeavors. Please click here to access the full update.

If you’re including strings of lights, try LEDs instead of the traditional incandescents. LEDs use 80 percent less energy than incandescent, and while they cost more upfront they’ll last 25 to 30 years. They don’t heat up and are unbreakable. LEDs come in lots of colors and twinkle just as merrily as the energy-gobblers. Lower your carbon footprint this holiday season.

PLEASE NOTE: The McDonough Sports Complex Fitness Room and Racquetball Courts have a mandatory registration procedure that must be completed prior to utilization of these facilities. Registration will take place in the Fitness Room. Please see attendant.

Picture ID is required for access to all recreational facilities. You must bring your own equipment for the racquetball courts; racquets and racquetballs are not provided.

This year’s all new CD of piano arrangements of holiday favorites to benefit the Viking Child Care Center Holiday fund is now available for $10!

“Carols by Candlelight” includes many favorites including Irving Berlin’s “Happy Holiday”, John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas” and Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime,” as well as 16 all new arrangements of traditional carols and songs.

I am once again donating 100% of the proceeds to the Holiday Fund. The CDs are available at several locations around campus or I also can send it to you via interoffice mail. Checks can be made out to Viking Child Care Center.

CDs may be purchased in the following locations:

Viking Cove Bookstore, Campus Center

Dental Hygiene Clinic (FTZ 127) — Mary Harvazinski,ext. 7400

Teacher Preparation Office (Hgb 109) — Chris Keary, ext. 7250

Thank you again for your generous support which has helped many families and children!

The nomination forms for this academic year for classified staff are now available. The committee is now seeking recommendations for this award. If you have a nominee who meets the following standards set by the Chancellor’s office and would like to recommend them to the committee please e-mail Don Frament at d.frament@hvcc.edu for the nomination form. Nominations are due Dec. 17, 2010.

Eligibility:

All nominees must have completed at least three (3) years of continuous, full-time permanent service in the Classified Service position for which they are nominated.

The nominee must be an individual who has continuously demonstrated outstanding achievement, skill and commitment to excellence in fulfilling the job description for the position held.

The nominee must also demonstrate excellence in activities beyond the scope of the job description. The ideal candidate will demonstrate creativity and flexibility in performing his or her position to meet campus needs. Special consideration will be given to employees who consistently provide exemplary customer service to students, staff and other members of the campus community.

The Holidays are here and we would appreciate your support to help make them a happy and joyful time for our Viking Child Care Center families.

Your kindness last year helped us to purchase gift cards for our needy families. They were very much appreciated by the parents, who are often full-time students. Many of them are young, single parents, trying to make ends meet and provide the necessities for their children.

In the spirit of the season, will you please help to make this holiday season a little brighter for our young children?

Checks may be made payable to the Viking Child Care Center Holiday Fund and forwarded to the Child Care Center or the FSA Business Office.

We would like to thank each of you who have donated in the past and who are able to do so this year. You make a difference for our families!

All are welcome to attend a farewell reception for Sarah Boggess from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17 in GUN 267, the Communications and Marketing Office. Please stop by to say “so long” and enjoy light refreshments.

Sarah came to the college in 1999 as director of communications and marketing, and has served as vice president for institutional advancement and president of the Hudson Valley Community College Foundation since 2003.

She has accepted a new position with Behan Communications, based in Glens Falls.

We wish Sarah the best as she takes on this new career opportunity and thank her for her years of service to the college.

On Wednesday, Dec. 15, SUNY Albany will be here. The representative from SUNY Albany is interested in speaking with students who are almost ready to graduate and plan on transferring to SUNY Albany. Students will need to schedule an appointment to meet with the representative.

Appointments to meet with the SUNY Albany representative can be made through the Center for Counseling and Transfer, either by calling (518) 629-7320 or by stopping by the office in the Siek Campus Center — 2nd Floor, Sutie 260.

PLEASE NOTE: The McDonough Sports Complex, Fitness Room and Racquetball Courts have a mandatory registration procedure that must be completed prior to utilization of these facilities. Registration will take place in the Fitness Room.

Picture ID is required for access to all recreational facilities. You must bring your own equipment for the racquetball courts; racquets and racquetballs are not provided. Protective eyewear is mandatory.